Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-29 04:12:02 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4C62BF1CFA5268B94C06590866ECF7AB660E87C9F80CDE3F15D7208A55C13878
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Original Note:
Trump signed an order for voluntary Medicare Part D to lower insulin prices. It NEVER went into effect because: https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33DT3V4 Biden ordered a 60-day freeze on all federal orders pending review. https://archive.ph/PWovQ#selection-1201.3-1205.342:~:text=With%20respect%20to%20rules%20that%20have%20been%20published,fact%2C%20law%2C%20and%20policy%20the%20rules%20may%20raise https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-insulin-epipen/#:~:text=as%20the%2046th%20president%20took%20pen%20to%20paper%2C%20he%20required%20that%20all%20federal%20rules%20pending%20review%20that%20were%20submitted%20under%20the%20previous%20administration%20be%20frozen%20for%20at%2060%20days%20%E2%80%94%20among%20them%2C%20one%20aimed%20at%20reducing%20the%20cost%20of%20insulin%20and%20EpiPens https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/23/2020-28483/implementation-of-executive-order-on-access-to-affordable-life-saving-medications#:~:text=This%20final%20rule%20is%20effective%20on%20January%2022%2C%202021 Biden's "IRA" capped insulin at $35 for all, not just voluntary Part D. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/apr/02/joe-biden/biden-is-right-about-35-insulin-cap-but-exaggerate/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/01/03/insulin-price-cap-diabetes/72093250007/
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